Transfer Credit
We know how important it is for you to get credit for classes you've taken and continue your academic journey at USF.
Any university level (for example, UC or CSU transferable) course from a regionally accredited college or university earned with a C- or higher will transfer to USF. Remedial or vocational courses are not transferable. In addition, graduate coursework or non-university-level courses will not transfer to USF.
There is no limit to the total number of credits that can be transferred in; however, all students must complete 44 semester units at USF to complete the minimum residency requirement.
Once you’re admitted, you’ll submit your transcripts and go through our official degree evaluation process and consult with a faculty adviser to know exactly how many credits you’ll need to earn at USF to complete your degree.
Understanding Your Transfer Credit
Use our Transfer Credit Evaluator to see which courses you can transfer, and how they will apply to different degree programs at USF. This evaluation is unofficial but it will help you gauge your time on campus and plan ahead.*
* USF equivalencies are not available for courses from international institutions within the Transfer Credit Evaluator. If you've taken courses at international institutions that you wish to transfer to USF, contact an international admission counselor at international@usfca.edu.
Recommended Coursework: The USF Core Curriculum
Unless you are a nursing major, specific coursework is not required to transfer to the University of San Francisco. However, if you are planning on transferring to USF in the future, we recommend that you take classes that will meet our core curriculum requirements.
California Two-Year Colleges
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
The IGETC is not required for admission to the University of San Francisco. However, if you have completed the IGETC, USF will waive all of our Core Curriculum requirements except for:
- Area A1: Public Speaking
- Area A2: Rhetoric and Composition (must be completed at USF)
- Area D1: Philosophy
- Area D2: Theology
- Area D3: Ethics
- Community-Engaged Learning (must be completed at USF)
- Foreign Language (if applicable)
Articulation Acknowledgements
The University of San Francisco has articulation acknowledgments for over 60 California two-year colleges. These agreements provide a list of specific courses at each college that will meet USF’s Core Curriculum graduation requirements. These acknowledgments are a menu of course options for planning purposes, but you don’t need to fulfill each area to be eligible for transfer to USF.
AP/IB/CLEP Credit
You can earn college credit for qualifying scores on the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams. Lean more about AP/IB/College credit.
In order to receive credit from examinations, you need to have official scores sent to USF from the testing agency directly.
By Email or Electronic Delivery:
appservices@usfca.edu
By Mail:
Office of Admission
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St
San Francisco, CA 94117